Remember the old joke:
"Judge, I did kill my parents, but please take into account that I am an orphan."
Van der Sloot's attorney asked the Peruvian judges to take into account
that his client suffered post traumatic stress syndrome at the time of the killing
from all the publicity surrounding the disappearance of Nancy Holloway five hears ago.
Time
By AP / FRANK BAJAK
1/12/12
Van der Sloot Pleads Guilty to Murder
Quote:
"Yes, I want to plead guilty. I wanted from the first moment to confess sincerely,"
he told the panel of three judges that will decide his fate. "I truly am sorry for this act. I feel very bad."
Prosecutors are asking for a 30-year prison sentence.
He bowed his head later when his lawyer argued that he killed Stephany Flores, 21,
as a result of "extreme psychological trauma" he suffered from the fallout
of the 2005 disappearance on the Caribbean island of Aruba of Natalee Holloway.
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